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Watch Archimedes burn! Rocket Lab fires up engine for its powerful next-gen Neutron launcher (video)
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Rocket LabRocket Lab has completed a major qualification test for its formidable Archimedes engine, which will power the company's next-gen Neutron launch...
Meteorite that crashed through New Jersey house could hold the clues to life’s origins
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A view of the Hillsborough meteorite. | Credit: SETI InstituteA space rock exploded through a bedroom ceiling in New Jersey, and scientists have now traced its...
New Species of Monkey Discovered in the Congo
Scientists have identified a new species of monkey in the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is just the fifth new species of African monkey discovered in the last 75 years.The monkey, named Colobus congoensis by scientists and "Likweli" by locals, is...
Medici family mystery may be solved after more than 400 years
Since the mysterious deaths of a husband and wife in the Medici family, a powerful Italian dynasty that ruled Florence and Tuscany almost uninterruptedly from 1434 to 1737, rumors have swirled about what led to the couple's untimely demise. Now, scientists believe...
Glaciers spotted flowing across the Himalayas from space | Space photo of the day for July 15, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Glaciers flow across the Himalaya, as seen from the International Space Station. | Credit: NASA/Jessica MeirTowering glaciers flow down the Himalayas' northern slopes...
What does it mean to be ‘quantum’? A physicist explains the basics behind Einstein’s spooky actions at a distance
Imagine shining a flashlight across a dark room. You can predict exactly what the light will do: travel in a straight line from one point to another. That seems obvious, because in the world we see around us, light appears to follow a single, clear path.Quantum...
‘Found you!’ Astronomers spot faintest exoplanet ever seen from Earth after a decade of hide-and-seek
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A series of images shows observations of the exoplanet Beta Pictoris d over more than a decade. . | Credit: ESO/B. Sutlieff, M. Bonse et al.It has taken over ten...
Faint new planet is revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek.In an unusual twist, two groups working independently detected the cold gas giant a few days apart late last year...
NASA selects 41 space technologies for future Moon and Mars exploration
NASA selected 41 technology proposals from 37 American companies to advance capabilities for future Moon and Mars exploration through its collaboration program.
Robusta crop in Brazil’s Espirito Santo state expected to dip, Cooabriel says
By Oliver GriffinBrasilia, May 13 (Reuters) - Brazil's robusta coffee harvest is just starting in the state of Espirito Santo, where cooperative Cooabriel expects crop output slightly below the previous season but with better quality, said Luiz Carlos Bastianello,...
A rare sanctuary in Congo looks after baby bonobos away from poaching threat
LOLA YA BONOBO, Congo (AP) — Micheline Nzonzi cradled a small and sleepy bonobo, an orphan whose life she will try to save over the next three years or so.The 1-year-old's chances are good, with motherly affection, milk from a bottle and frequent play with other...
SpaceX’s Starship V3 megarocket finally has a debut launch date. Here’s when it will fly
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.SpaceX's advanced new Starship megarocket will fly for the first time a week from today, if all goes to plan.SpaceX is targeting May 19 for the debut launch of its...
What the (rather brief) history of hantavirus reveals about its spread
Scientists think the hantavirus, the deadly pathogen that has infected 11 passengers on a Dutch cruise ship, could be as old as humans. But much of their understanding of human cases comes from a handful of outbreaks within the past century.The first known outbreak...
Uranus and Neptune could be full of rocks, new study suggests
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Could Uranus and Neptune be full of rocks? One new study thinks so.Uranus and Neptune are two planets that have historically been classified and thought of as "ice...
Cowboy Space raises $275 million to launch AI data centers on brand-new rocket
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Cowboy Space Corp. has raised $275 million for a satellite "stampede" ahead of its first planned launch later this year.The company itself isn't new, but its name is;...
‘Cannibal stars,’ AI and the Rubin Observatory could shed light on the mystery of dark energy. Here’s how
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Using artificial intelligence and data from the groundbreaking Vera C. Rubin Observatory, scientists are reconsidering our knowledge of "standard candles" in the...
DNA reveals identities of 4 sailors from doomed 1845 Franklin expedition
Researchers have identified the remains of four members of a doomed 19th century expedition in the Arctic by matching DNA to the sailors’ living descendants — and solved a case of mistaken identity along the way.The four sailors were part of Sir John Franklin’s 1845...
Watch SpaceX launch 6,500 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station today
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.[embedded content]SpaceX will launch its Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station this evening (May 12), and you can watch the action live.The...
NASA’s Psyche asteroid probe will fly within 3,000 miles of Mars on May 15: Here’s what to expect
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA's asteroid-bound Psyche mission is headed for an encounter with Mars on Friday (May 15). The spacecraft, which is on its way to an asteroid also called Psyche,...
Mesmerizing vortexes swirl near an Antarctic volcano | Space photo of the day for May 12, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The Von Kármán vortex streaks across the snowy tundra nearby Peter I Island in Antarctica on February 11, 2026. | Credit: NASA Earth Observatory/Michala GarrisonThe...
Genome sequencing is rewriting the history of disease outbreaks – but without social context, it can tell only part of the story
Fingerprinting transformed police investigations by making it possible to place a suspect at a crime scene with physical evidence. Similarly, genome sequencing has changed how disease detectives study outbreaks by allowing them to read a pathogen’s genes as a...
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